The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT contracts advertised for the Milton Keynes region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Cleared over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Milton Keynes region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Clearance
Rank 2 7 6
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -1
Contract jobs citing Security Cleared 117 84 77
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 22.03% 12.03% 12.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 69.64% 53.85% 54.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 35 42
Average daily rate £306 £188 £278
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+63.33% -32.55%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £222 £113 £142
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £375 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £400 £366
% change year-on-year
-7.50% +9.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 3
Average hourly rate - £32.25 £12.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +168.75%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £29.00 £25.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+16.00% -23.07%
All Qualifications
Milton Keynes
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
168 156 142
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 31.64% 22.35% 23.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 55 72
Average daily rate £300 £225 £281
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+33.33% -19.78%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £216 £113 £142
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 13 9
Average hourly rate £18.73 £17.00 £12.15
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.17% +39.91%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.48 £13.50 £9.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £50.00 £30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Security Cleared
Buckinghamshire

Security Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Milton Keynes region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Milton Keynes Security Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Cleared across the Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Security Cleared Daily Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Milton Keynes Security Cleared Daily Rate Histogram

Security Cleared
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Security Cleared Hourly Rate Trend

Security Cleared
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Security Cleared also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Security Cleared.

1 187 (76.64%) SC Cleared
2 121 (49.59%) DV Cleared
3 81 (33.20%) Windows
4 73 (29.92%) ITIL
5 47 (19.26%) PRINCE2
6 46 (18.85%) Microsoft
7 45 (18.44%) Citrix
8 43 (17.62%) Windows Server 2008
9 41 (16.80%) MS Project
10 36 (14.75%) MS Excel
10 36 (14.75%) HP
11 33 (13.52%) Cisco
12 32 (13.11%) Project Management
12 32 (13.11%) ITIL V3
13 31 (12.70%) Hyper-V
14 28 (11.48%) VMware
15 27 (11.07%) Finance
16 25 (10.25%) MS Exchange
16 25 (10.25%) VMware Infrastructure
17 24 (9.836%) Linux
17 24 (9.836%) Windows Server 2003
17 24 (9.836%) Change Management
18 20 (8.197%) Firewall
18 20 (8.197%) Service Delivery
18 20 (8.197%) Oracle
18 20 (8.197%) SQL
19 18 (7.377%) SharePoint
19 18 (7.377%) Service Management
19 18 (7.377%) Windows 7
20 16 (6.557%) Cisco Certification

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing Security Cleared also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Security Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (2.049%) CSS
1 5 (2.049%) .NET
1 5 (2.049%) HTML
2 3 (1.230%) JMS
2 3 (1.230%) SOAP
2 3 (1.230%) WebSphere
3 2 (0.820%) ASP.NET
3 2 (0.820%) J2EE
4 1 (0.410%) Application Packaging
4 1 (0.410%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.410%) COM
4 1 (0.410%) Web Services
4 1 (0.410%) XML
4 1 (0.410%) XSL
4 1 (0.410%) Software Packaging
Application Platforms
1 25 (10.25%) MS Exchange
2 18 (7.377%) SharePoint
3 15 (6.148%) Exchange Server 2003
4 9 (3.689%) Lync
5 8 (3.279%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (3.279%) IIS
6 6 (2.459%) Exchange Server 2007
7 4 (1.639%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 3 (1.230%) SharePoint 2013
9 2 (0.820%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.410%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.410%) WebSphere MQ
Applications
1 41 (16.80%) MS Project
2 36 (14.75%) MS Excel
3 16 (6.557%) MS Office
4 7 (2.869%) MS Visio
5 6 (2.459%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (2.049%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.820%) Oracle Financials
1 2 (0.820%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.410%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.410%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 20 (8.197%) Firewall
2 14 (5.738%) SAN
3 13 (5.328%) TCP/IP
4 9 (3.689%) LAN
5 8 (3.279%) DHCP
5 8 (3.279%) WAN
6 6 (2.459%) NAS
7 5 (2.049%) VPN
7 5 (2.049%) Internet
7 5 (2.049%) Network Security
8 4 (1.639%) DNS
8 4 (1.639%) IPsec
9 3 (1.230%) SMTP
9 3 (1.230%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.820%) Intranet
10 2 (0.820%) ICMP
10 2 (0.820%) VoIP
10 2 (0.820%) Intrusion Detection
11 1 (0.410%) Symposium
11 1 (0.410%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.148%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.230%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (0.820%) Oracle 8/8i
4 1 (0.410%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.410%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (0.410%) SQL Server 2000
4 1 (0.410%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 8 (3.279%) MSI
2 5 (2.049%) AdminStudio
3 2 (0.820%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.410%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.410%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.410%) Ant
4 1 (0.410%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.410%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.410%) Talend Open Studio
General
1 27 (11.07%) Finance
2 1 (0.410%) Retail
2 1 (0.410%) Front Office
2 1 (0.410%) Back Office
2 1 (0.410%) Law
2 1 (0.410%) Legal
2 1 (0.410%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 57 (23.36%) Analyst
2 24 (9.836%) Project Manager
3 20 (8.197%) Support Analyst
3 20 (8.197%) 3rd Line Support
4 18 (7.377%) Architect
5 14 (5.738%) Project Officer
5 14 (5.738%) Project Support Officer
6 12 (4.918%) Consultant
7 11 (4.508%) Technical Architect
8 10 (4.098%) Administrator
9 9 (3.689%) Support Engineer
10 8 (3.279%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
10 8 (3.279%) Developer
10 8 (3.279%) Business Analyst
10 8 (3.279%) Security Analyst
10 8 (3.279%) Project Administrator
10 8 (3.279%) Team Leader
11 7 (2.869%) Technical Specialist
11 7 (2.869%) 2nd Line Support
11 7 (2.869%) Applications Packager
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.328%) Cryptography
2 10 (4.098%) Cloud Computing
2 10 (4.098%) Clustering
3 6 (2.459%) CESG
4 5 (2.049%) PKI
4 5 (2.049%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.049%) Blackberry
5 3 (1.230%) Client/Server
5 3 (1.230%) RMADS
6 2 (0.820%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (0.820%) Fat Client
6 2 (0.820%) Thin Client
7 1 (0.410%) Statistics
7 1 (0.410%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 81 (33.20%) Windows
2 43 (17.62%) Windows Server 2008
3 24 (9.836%) Linux
3 24 (9.836%) Windows Server 2003
4 18 (7.377%) Windows 7
5 15 (6.148%) Windows Vista
6 14 (5.738%) UNIX
7 8 (3.279%) CentOS
8 4 (1.639%) Windows 8
8 4 (1.639%) Windows XP
8 4 (1.639%) Windows NT
9 2 (0.820%) Windows 2000 Server
10 1 (0.410%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.410%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (29.92%) ITIL
2 47 (19.26%) PRINCE2
3 32 (13.11%) Project Management
3 32 (13.11%) ITIL V3
4 24 (9.836%) Change Management
5 20 (8.197%) Service Delivery
6 18 (7.377%) Service Management
7 12 (4.918%) Process Architecture
8 11 (4.508%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (4.098%) Configuration Management
10 8 (3.279%) Requirements Engineering
10 8 (3.279%) Business Analysis
11 7 (2.869%) Project Planning
12 6 (2.459%) Time Management
12 6 (2.459%) Scrum
12 6 (2.459%) Programme Management
12 6 (2.459%) Systems Analysis
12 6 (2.459%) Incident Management
13 5 (2.049%) Penetration Testing
13 5 (2.049%) UML
Programming Languages
1 20 (8.197%) SQL
2 7 (2.869%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.049%) C
4 4 (1.639%) Java
4 4 (1.639%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.639%) C#
5 1 (0.410%) VB6
5 1 (0.410%) VB
5 1 (0.410%) VB.NET
5 1 (0.410%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 187 (76.64%) SC Cleared
2 121 (49.59%) DV Cleared
3 16 (6.557%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (5.328%) Microsoft Certification
4 13 (5.328%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 12 (4.918%) MCSE
5 12 (4.918%) MCP
6 11 (4.508%) ISEB
7 10 (4.098%) HNC
7 10 (4.098%) HND
8 9 (3.689%) CCSP
8 9 (3.689%) CISSP
9 8 (3.279%) CCNA
10 6 (2.459%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (1.639%) GSAE
12 3 (1.230%) MCTS
12 3 (1.230%) Degree
12 3 (1.230%) CISM
12 3 (1.230%) Citrix Certification
13 2 (0.820%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.738%) SLA
2 6 (2.459%) QA
3 3 (1.230%) ISO 14001
4 2 (0.820%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 31 (12.70%) Hyper-V
2 25 (10.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (5.738%) Active Directory
4 11 (4.508%) XenApp
5 8 (3.279%) Microsoft App-V
6 6 (2.459%) XenDesktop
7 5 (2.049%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (1.230%) VMware ESX
9 2 (0.820%) vSphere
10 1 (0.410%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 11 (4.508%) OpenView
1 11 (4.508%) Backup Exec
1 11 (4.508%) SCCM
2 8 (3.279%) SCOM
2 8 (3.279%) OVSD
3 6 (2.459%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 6 (2.459%) Opalis
4 4 (1.639%) OpenView Configuration Management
5 3 (1.230%) WSUS
5 3 (1.230%) AppDNA
6 2 (0.820%) SCVMM
7 1 (0.410%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 46 (18.85%) Microsoft
2 45 (18.44%) Citrix
3 36 (14.75%) HP
4 33 (13.52%) Cisco
5 28 (11.48%) VMware
6 20 (8.197%) Oracle
7 6 (2.459%) F5
7 6 (2.459%) Juniper
7 6 (2.459%) StorageTek
7 6 (2.459%) Sun
8 3 (1.230%) AppSense
8 3 (1.230%) Compaq
8 3 (1.230%) Lumension
9 2 (0.820%) NetApp
10 1 (0.410%) Brocade
10 1 (0.410%) Business Objects
10 1 (0.410%) JBoss
10 1 (0.410%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.410%) Talend
10 1 (0.410%) Finjan
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